Feds nudge airlines to let families sit together on planes Posted August 4, 2022 The Transportation Department urged airlines to make it easier for families to sit together on planes at no extra charge. The department said in a notice to airlines that the
Granholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs Posted August 3, 2022 The Energy Department is teaming with actor Robert Downey Jr. to recruit up to 1,000 new workers focused on climate change and clean energy. Energy Secretary J…
Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late Posted August 2, 2022 Delayed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Games opened July 7 in Alabama featuring more than 3,600 athletes participating in non-Olympic events including sumo wre…
Mexico leader to end daylight saving, keep “God’s clock” Posted August 1, 2022 Mexico’s president submitted a bill to end daylight saving time, putting an end to the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Mexico shou…
Kellogg’s loses UK fight to block ban on sugary cereal promos Posted July 31, 2022 Breakfast food giant Kellogg Co. lost a legal bid to block new anti-obesity measures in England banning the promotion of sugary cereals. The U.S. company that makes Coco Pops, …
San Francisco property owners banned from parking car on it Posted July 30, 2022 A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part of their property in front of their home has been banned from doing so unless they want t…
Poland’s restrictions-hit areas seek help to revive tourism Posted July 29, 2022 Authorities in Poland’s eastern regions bordering Belarus appealed to the government to help them revive the key tourism sector hobbled by access…
Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom Posted July 28, 2022 Airlines worked to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, the latest of sev…
Crewless robotic Mayflower ship reaches Plymouth Rock Posted July 27, 2022 A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. The sleek Mayflower Autonomous Ship met with an e…
Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting vaccinated Posted July 26, 2022 Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine according to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind “Sesame Street." In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, the…